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MP lobbies for school
A PETITION calling for a Keysborough South Primary School made its way to State Parliament last Wednesday. Keysborough MP Martin Pakula on 24 June tabled…
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Idle hands forge troubles for blacksmith
SOMETIMES, when we had nothing to buy from the shops we wandered along the main street and looked in the shop windows. Or we would…
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The Future’s bright
By CASEY NEILL TYRONE Landsman ran Future Metals Recycling from his car when the business first moved into Melbourne in 2008. The company’s managing director…
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Grants slam
By CASEY NEILL COUNCILLOR Maria Sampey delivered an extraordinary spray over grants and sponsorship at last Monday’s council meeting. She made abundantly clear her view…
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Drunk slumped over wheel
POLICE allegedly found a serial drink driver slumped over his wheel in a Dandenong carpark with a .219 blood alcohol reading. Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol…
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Trams take to CBD tracks
DANDENONG-BUILT trams hit new tracks in Melbourne last week. Bombardier’s E-Class trams started running on Route 11 between West Preston and Docklands, the first time…
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Crossings soil to be probed
PRE-DESIGN works have started on Noble Park’s level crossing removal projects. Geotechnical investigations started on the Heatherton, Chandler and Corrigan road crossings last week, along…
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Don’t get mad… make a difference
CORNISH College turned MAD last week. It was Make a Difference week and students, parents and staff came together to learn about sustainability. The whole…
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Choir is singing out for new voices
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH HE’S only missed four rehearsals over 51 years. Dandenong resident Jeff Keyaerts has been singing in the Melbourne Male Choir for a…
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War’s truant teacher
By CASEY NEILL PETER Brown signed up for a part-time commerce course at university to avoid being sent to Vietnam. “I was eligible to be…
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Council boss to keep job
By CASEY NEILL GREATER Dandenong CEO John Bennie has been given the green light to stay on when his contract ends in October. Councillor Maria…
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Store fruit juice assault
A MAN was rushed to hospital after another man poured apple juice on him and assaulted him outside a Dandenong supermarket. The victim and his…
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